Nepal - Towards a Sustainable Approach for Poverty Reduction and Decentralization : A Note on Nepal's Proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund
The objective of this policy note, is to provide advice to the Government of Nepal on the best approach to adopt for the proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) to adequately address the problems related to poverty reduction, and service improvemen...
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okr-10986-153282021-04-23T14:03:15Z Nepal - Towards a Sustainable Approach for Poverty Reduction and Decentralization : A Note on Nepal's Proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ADB AGENCY MANAGED SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES AUTONOMY BENEFICIARY GROUPS BLOCK GRANTS CAPACITY BUILDING CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PROJECTS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COST EFFECTIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DEVOLUTION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT FACILITATORS FACILITATORS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL YEAR FORESTRY HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL CONTRACTORS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL LEVEL O&M PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES POLITICAL SUPPORT POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRESENT VALUE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCERS RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL PROBLEMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TENANT FARMERS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT WATER SUPPLY POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL FUNDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS RISK MANAGEMENT VULNERABILITY POVERTY INCIDENCE ECONOMIC GROWTH DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT LOCAL COMMUNITIES EMPOWERMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES DELIVERY SECTORAL ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT COST EFFECTIVENESS MICROFINANCE RURAL POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS EXTERNAL FINANCE FINANCING OPTIONS MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS The objective of this policy note, is to provide advice to the Government of Nepal on the best approach to adopt for the proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) to adequately address the problems related to poverty reduction, and service improvement in remote areas. The report first presents an overview of the conceptual framework for analysis, focusing attention on the particularly important aspects of poverty - risk and vulnerability - to then provide insights on the understanding of the nature of poverty in the country, and how to address it. It specifies that risk management, if properly implemented, can induce economic growth, leading to a longer term sustained reduction in poverty, while decentralization empowers local communities, by addressing government's failures in delivering services in areas critical to poverty reduction. The report further reviews the experience of development projects in Nepal, through a sector wide approach, where findings suggest that community-based models of investment, and service delivery, perform better than central agency models, underlining high levels of community participation and good cost effectiveness. Nonetheless, upon examining micro-finance, and despite the country's vibrant micro-finance sector, the report questions its outreach, and coverage to the rural poor, which has remained low. The successful implementation of the PAF lies in its potential to assist in Nepal's decentralization program, and, its effectiveness in addressing risk, vulnerability, and poverty. But without external support, PAF is not likely to materialize due to financing, and management constraints. 2013-08-23T19:34:03Z 2013-08-23T19:34:03Z 2002-11-20 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2075366/nepal-towards-sustainable-approach-poverty-reduction-decentralization-note-nepals-proposed-poverty-alleviation-fund http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15328 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC South Asia Nepal |
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The objective of this policy note, is to
provide advice to the Government of Nepal on the best
approach to adopt for the proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund
(PAF) to adequately address the problems related to poverty
reduction, and service improvement in remote areas. The
report first presents an overview of the conceptual
framework for analysis, focusing attention on the
particularly important aspects of poverty - risk and
vulnerability - to then provide insights on the
understanding of the nature of poverty in the country, and
how to address it. It specifies that risk management, if
properly implemented, can induce economic growth, leading to
a longer term sustained reduction in poverty, while
decentralization empowers local communities, by addressing
government's failures in delivering services in areas
critical to poverty reduction. The report further reviews
the experience of development projects in Nepal, through a
sector wide approach, where findings suggest that
community-based models of investment, and service delivery,
perform better than central agency models, underlining high
levels of community participation and good cost
effectiveness. Nonetheless, upon examining micro-finance,
and despite the country's vibrant micro-finance sector,
the report questions its outreach, and coverage to the rural
poor, which has remained low. The successful implementation
of the PAF lies in its potential to assist in Nepal's
decentralization program, and, its effectiveness in
addressing risk, vulnerability, and poverty. But without
external support, PAF is not likely to materialize due to
financing, and management constraints. |
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Nepal - Towards a Sustainable Approach for Poverty Reduction and Decentralization : A Note on Nepal's Proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund |
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Nepal - Towards a Sustainable Approach for Poverty Reduction and Decentralization : A Note on Nepal's Proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund |
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Nepal - Towards a Sustainable Approach for Poverty Reduction and Decentralization : A Note on Nepal's Proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund |
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Nepal - Towards a Sustainable Approach for Poverty Reduction and Decentralization : A Note on Nepal's Proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund |
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Nepal - Towards a Sustainable Approach for Poverty Reduction and Decentralization : A Note on Nepal's Proposed Poverty Alleviation Fund |
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nepal - towards a sustainable approach for poverty reduction and decentralization : a note on nepal's proposed poverty alleviation fund |
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2013 |
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